Rian Johnson identifies as agnostic today, but clues of his evangelical Protestant upbringing peek through the cracks of more than one of his films.
Nicole Kidman, right, in ‘The Others’ " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/others-3.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1" /> The tension between what we can and can’t know plays out in “The Others,” from 2001. The post ‘The Others:’ A ghost story where faith is religious but not spiritual appeared first on America Magazine .
Robert Pattinson in ‘Primetime’ " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PT-USA-TODAY-STILL-FINAL.png?fit=780%2C445&ssl=1" /> ‘Primetime’ gives us an easy target for our disgust so we can ignore the finger pointing back at us. The post ‘Primetime’ brings ‘To Catch a Predator’ to the big screen—but looks for evil in all the wrong places appeared first on America Magazine .
A review of the new movie about Chris Hansen of ‘To Catch a Predator’
